[zeroalpha]

You say the you want to keep politics out of this - However what you are debating in your mind (as I can understand it) is whether your government is justified in doing what they are: Therefore it is a political situation.

I have obeyed orders, and I have also disobeyed orders (within some very fine paremeters) however from what I can understand, you dont like what your government has decided to do and are therefore looking at disobeying any orders againts what you (personaly) believe.

Stop beign a politician and start being a soldier. Soldiers follow orders - Of their resepctive governments whether they like it or not. If you don't liek what your government is ordering you to do (through its chain of command) then become a politician and change it that way.

If you are not willing to follow the orders of your government, then you need to stop being a soldier.

Pretty simply really. (Although I understand the complexness of the situation)

NOTE: Im not going into the what is a illegal order to follow situation - as that is way to complex and dependant on each situation. What may very well be an illegal order in one situation, may not be in another - thats not the relevant issue here.

What is relevant, from what I have read above, is that this soldier disagrees with the decision to pull out - well thats all good and fine, he has that right. However not doign something just because you disagree with it is not justification to disobey an order IMHO. Ok, If there are other outside influences, possibly, but just cos you don't want to clean your weapon, doesnt mean you dont... just because you disagree with what your boss says, doesnt actually mean you don't do what it is he orders you to.